Friday, 6 May 2016

A BUHERA man – who unleashed
a reign of terror in Murambinda, waylaying men whom he forcibly sodomised and
earned himself 15 years behind bars – is back in the dock on allegations of
forcing himself on a prison inmate.

Panganai Tavangwena (29) made
the headlines two years ago when he turned Murambinda Growth Point into a
hunting ground.

Police launched a robust
campaign, which subsequently led to his arrest.

The convict is facing new
charges of sodomising a fellow inmate at Rusape Prison where he is serving his
sentence. He appeared before Rusape regional magistrate Mr Livingstone
Chipadza, while Mr Tirivanhu Mutyasira prosecuted.

Allegations are that on
February 25 at around 11pm, the complainant was sleeping next to the accused
person in the same prison cell.

“While the complainant was
asleep, the accused removed his pair of shorts and skin tight. He sodomised him
while he was fast asleep.

“The complainant later woke
up after feeling some pain. He grabbed the accused person’s private parts and
raised alarm, resulting in other inmates waking up,” said Mr Mutyasira.

The accused tried to play
down the case, but the complainant started crying resulting in prison officers
coming to investigate.

He was arrested and charged.
Tavangwena pleaded not guilty, saying the complainant was sodomised by another
inmate and not him, but the complainant was adamant that he was the culprit.

Mr Chipadza was expected to
pass judgement yesterday (Thursday).

When he unleashed terror
about two years ago, men in Murambinda had sleepless nights as Tavangwena, who
dressed as a woman, broke into homes at night and raped them.